From Ferguson to Charlottesville and beyond was filmed before a live audience at the National League of Cities headquarters on August 14, 2019, and is even more relevant today. Our residents are calling on local leaders to confront systemic bias and race-based attacks in our neighborhoods, synagogues, mosques, churches, malls, and community events. An effective response will require us all to understand that the roots of the violence and racism exposed through recent events are embedded in our history, culture, institutions, and systems.

Recorded: June 2020

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Moderator

Leon T. Andrews, Jr., Director, NLC’s Race, Equity, and Leadership (REAL) Initiative

Panelists

Dr. Wes Bellamy, City Councilmember and former Vice Mayor, Charlottesville, VA

Betsy Hodges, Former Mayor, Minneapolis, MN

Wesley Lowery, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, The Washington Post

Cameron McLay, Deputy Mayor, Madison, WI; former Police Chief, Pittsburgh, PA

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